St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-03

The hard unremitting labor, the devotion to
duty, the unquestioning obedience to supe-
riors in rank, which only discipline
self-sacrifice and principle can secure
Let men who think these are the outcome of
the holiday and the parade try the expert
ment for themselves. Your appearance and
your renown bring back very sharply to me
the condition of our militia thirty years ago.
Such organizations were then, throughout the
North at least IN decided disfayor. The
memories of the Revolutionary war were fad
ing and with them all idea that soldiers
would ever be needed again. What few COM
panies there were had nothing to commend
them. either in discipline or drill. AS a con-
sequence when the war broke out in 1861,
the army OF the North was little better than
badly organized mob. There were few men
in any state fit TO command n company, and
still fewer competent to lead a regiment.
1t took two long years of bloody carnage
and tens of thousands of lives sacrificed upon
the affairs of incompeteucy and dinexperience,
before our noble volunteers became soldiers
with all that the term implies. Now, if war
should come suddenly upon us to-day-not
fraternal war, thank God there shall be no
more of that, but war upon any account
there is scarcely man III this entire organ
lZation who would not be competent TO take
charge of a company. which, under such
drill and discipline as you would give it,
woud be fit for any duty of the soldier in six
months time. We honor you therefore,
gentlemen. not only for the painstaking and
the care and the sacrifice that have made you
nize you, and such rs you, as bulwark and
protection to the state when the time of trial
and of need shall come again.
From lhls standpoint, also, the city well
comes you home. One word more. | have Il
sincere admiration for the officers who have
contributed so much to make this company
what it is, The best drill master in the world
could not have have accomplished II, by his
art alone. Discipline was needed as well as
drill, and it requires unusual mental as well
as moral qualities to accomplish that. Again
the city welcomes you home.
AT the conclusion of the address of
welcome the line of march was resumed
for the armory of the First regiment,
where a collation. was
AWAITING THE CoNQUERoRs.
Three long tables with double rows of
chairs were ranged in the center of the
drill room for the accommodation of the
regiment, and another table at the south
end of the apartment was occupied by
civilians and invited guests. Behind
this table rose bank of palms, ferns
and potted plants, which partly con-
cealed the splendid band of the First
regiment, which furnished a stirring
programme of selections, ''When
Johnny Comes Marching Home" ''The
Star Spangled Banner" marching
Through Georgia. and 'Dixie" being
the most enthusiastically received.
When ample justice had been done the
repast and with puffs of smoke from
fragrant HavanaS TO give warlike aspect
to the scene, toastS were de-
clared in order by the presiding
officer, Corporation Attorney w. P.
Murray, who said that history repeated
itself, for it had been his proud duty
years ago to receive the soldiers of Min
neSota returning from a long and bloody
war with bullet-riddled flags and deci-
mated ranks. These men had made the
name of Minnesota famous by their
brave deeds, and now their sons and
neighbOrS'- sons were returning from
Washington after a successful contest
for civic prize. st. Paul was proud of
selves, had signally honored their city,
and the SuSp enSion of business so gen.
orally observed was a fitting testimonial
to the esteem in which they were held
by all classes Of the community. Toast
master DR.. A. j. Stone SAID JuaU his
speech would be made through proxies,
but he would only add that no one in the
city was proudeT of the accomplishment
of Company ID than himself. The pres
ent duty was the proudest that he had
ever been called upon to perform.
For the first toast: "'Tis with my mind
as with the tide swelled up unto its
height" he would call upon President
Kerr, who replied briefly that after four
and-a-half years of active service he had
seen the necessity for these civil mill
tary organizations. Discipline should be
the fundamental nrinciple, for a lack of
it had caused thousands of brave men to
lay down their lives. War might come
at any day, for it was historical that the
most peaceful nations had suddenly
been plunged into the vortex Of strife.
and then the merit of well-diSn;:DIined
and organized body of militia would be-
come apparent, AID. w. II. Sanborn,
replying to fle second toast: ''Thy
wish was father, Harry, to that
thohght," gave resume of the early eff
forts made to organize Company d, and
concluded by saying: Hitherto we
have claimed for the Northwest
the greatest crops in the world,
and now we include the greatest
and most gallant military organi-
zatioI that graces the Northern states"
But it was the next response that
brought out the most enthusiastic greet
ing of the occasion and neceSsitated
cessation temporarily of the speakers
remarks. "'Tis no fun for man to
labor in his vocation." SO ran the senti-
ment that
CAPT. ED S. BEAN
was called upon to reply to, and when
he left his chair to take position in the
center of the space between the tables,
the rafters fairly shook with the APP
plause that greeted him. A chair was
placed for his convenience, and mount
ing this the blushing captain proceeced
to return the thanks of his command
for the honor that had been conferred
upon them by the citizens of ST. Paul.
Such an ovation was entirely uneX-
pected. probably undeserved, but he ac-
cepted it in the same spirit with which
it was rendered, and only regretted that
he could not express all that he wanted
to say in reciprocation of the
honors thrust upon them. In
brief manner he cOntrasted the military
bearing and courtesy of the Minnesota
representatives with the other organiZa-
tiOnS at the national drill, and urged
upon the members of the National
guard present the necessity for thorough
discipline and respect for their COM
manding officers. "rhe conduct of his
men at Washington had reflected the
greatest credit upon the city that had
sent them forth as its representatives,
and no citizen of st. Paul had cause to
blush or apologize for any act commit
ted by Company ID while away from
home.
AZ GiIe COucluSlOt Ol OdpC. Bean S re-
marks his men rose simultaneously and
greeted him with the company yell, and,
as finale, ''What's the matter with
Capt. Bean? he's all right" given with
all the vigor of their stout lungs. In
the absence of Capt. Amory, Of Com
pany A, the toast master called upon
Capt. Bronson, Company K, of Still
water, to respond to the motto, ''We
War in Peace; We Are at Peace in
War;" and his remarks were de-
voted to showing the amicable relations
that existed between the Twin Cities.
No hats were thrown higher at Wash
ington than those of Company A when
tho iIIdorne or 4I,1.t 1T.